"Promiscuous" is a song by Canadian singer

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from her third studio album, '' Loose'' (2006). The song was written by Timothy "Attitude" Clayton, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Furtado and Nate "Danja" Hills. The song's lyrics feature a conversation between a man and woman who call each other promiscuous. The song was released as the second single from the album on April 25, 2006. The song was well received by

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, with some critics calling it the highlight of the album. "Promiscuous" was an international success and became Furtado's first number-one single in the US. It was the first number one by a Canadian female artist since 1998's " I'm Your Angel" by

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on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song also topped the chart in New Zealand and peaked in the top ten on many charts across Europe. The accompanying

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was directed by Little X, and features Furtado and Timbaland, in what Furtado describes as a "verbal Ping-Pong game". Cameo appearances are made by

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, Justin Timberlake, and Bria Myles. The song won 'Best Pop Single of the Year' at the 2006 ''Billboard'' Music Awards and received a nomination for the ' Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals' at the

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, losing to

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Background and writing

The lyrics of "Promiscuous" describe the two sides of a relationship for the song's protagonist. It was one of the first songs Furtado wrote with labelmate Timothy "Attitude" Clayton. Furtado called their teamwork something she "had never done before", and viewed the writing process as "extremely freeing" because of his different approach and style. Clayton helped Furtado experiment with interpreting the "promiscuous girl" character and her two-sided relationship. Furtado also said that in the process of writing lyrics "we were actually

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, which is why the song is so playful" and that she and Clayton nicknamed the song 'The

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, and Eurythmics, whom producers Timbaland and Danja listened to during the writing of the album, "Promiscuous" takes inspiration from pop music of the 1980s. Its sound was deemed a "playful" fusion of

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featuring a "bubbling" hip-hop groove. The sexuality was based on "strong women in control" of the 1990s, such as

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, Salt-n-Pepa, and TLC. The reference to basketball player Steve Nash in the lyrics led to speculation that he and Furtado were romantically involved, but both denied any link, with Nash commenting, "I'm flattered that she put me in her song, but I'm completely in love with my wife and two little baby girls". Furtado decided to include him because she and Nash are both from Victoria,

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, and due to frequent mention of basketballers in songs, she decided to "give him the props". In one of the verses Timbaland introduces himself as Thomas Crown. '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' is a film about a wealthy businessman who plays a cat-and-mouse/flirting game with an insurance investigator. Timbaland performed the song live only on special occasions, such as Furtado's appearance on ''

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on November 19, 2006, and extending into the Get Loose Tour, Timbaland's part is filled in by Canadian rapper Saukrates.

Critical reception

"Promiscuous" received positive reviews from music critics. Rob Sheffield of ''

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'' considered it a highlight on ''Loose''. Timbaland's appearance received particular praise, which added Furtado's "high-school musical vocals" over his eighty beats according to Sheffield. ''

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'' considered it "a playful update" of

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", using "a heavier and darker rhythmic bed."

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reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine compared it to "vintage

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", citing "Promiscuous" as a highlight of Furtado's makeover. However, Erlewine believed that no matter how much Furtado sings about sex, she does not actually sound sexy and does not "generate much carnal heat". IGN's review considered the song "simultaneously annoying and yet catchy beyond belief" and listed as one of ''Loose's'' "Definitely

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called it "one of the best vocal performances of imbaland'scareer", and ''

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'' called the duo of Furtado and Timbaland "a surprisingly good match". The song was also included in four lists of best songs of 2006: fourth on ''

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''s Pazz & Jop, 56th on ''Rolling Stone'', and 80th on Pitchfork. On December 4, 2006, "Promiscuous" won 'Best Pop Single of the Year' at the 2006

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s, beating Daniel Powter's " Bad Day" and Sean Paul's "

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Chart performance

In Canada, the single's music video debuted on MuchMusic's '' MuchOnDemand'' after an interview with Furtado on May 8, 2006. On May 4, 2006, "Promiscuous" debuted inside the top five on the

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, and on June 1, it became Furtado's first Canadian number one single. It spent twenty-five weeks on the singles chart, and returned to number two after the commercial release of ''Loose'',Arpe, Malene. "Success without numbers". December 20, 2006. ''

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''. A4. Retrieved June 21, 2011. but was the year's shortest-running number-one single. "Promiscuous" charted at number one on the Canadian Digital Chart and was the most successful single release in her home nation since " I'm Like a Bird" (2000). In April 2008, the

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(CRIA) began certifying

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sales, and "Promiscuous" was included in its debut list, having sold 120,000 copies in Canada. The single was certified 3× Platinum in January 2007 for digital download sales, denoting sales of 60,000 copies. In the United States, "Promiscuous" debuted at number sixty-four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of May 20, 2006. On July 8, it topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her first number one single. It spent six weeks at the top spot and was replaced by Fergie's " London Bridge". The song reached the top position on ''Billboard'' Pop Songs and

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chart. "Promiscuous" reached number twenty-two on the ''Billboard''

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and number thirty-six on

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chart. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for sales of one million digital copies. It also made number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-year-end chart and number forty-four on the decade-end chart. As of August 2009, the song sold over 2,817,000 digital downloads in the United States. Outside North America, "Promiscuous" performed well. The song debuted at number five on the Australian

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and peaked at number two in its third week. It was her first top five hit since " I'm Like a Bird" (2000) and was certified 6× platinum by the

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(ARIA) for the sales of 420,000 digital copies. "Promiscuous" debuted at No. 33 on the New Zealand Top 40 on July 10, 2006. It topped the chart in its third week and became her second number-one single after " Turn off the Light" (2001). It remained the top spot for five weeks and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). In Europe, "Promiscuous" became a commercial success, peaking at number five on

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. The song debuted at number fifteen on the

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and peaked at number three the following week. It spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart. On December 31, 2006

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reported that "Promiscuous" was the thirty-eighth highest selling single in the UK in 2006. The single re-entered the

at number sixty-six in January 2007 due to The Official UK Charts Company's new rules. It performed moderately in others European countries, less than the next singles, it topped the chart in Denmark and was within the top five in Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Norway and Slovakia. It missed to reach the top ten in Austria, France and Sweden. The song remains popular, with a resurgence resulting from a

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and the

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in October 2020.

Music video

The song's

was directed by Little X and features

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, Bria Myles, Sean Faris, and Justin Timberlake. It does not follow a storyline and per Furtado's request, focuses on scenes with dancing and flirting because she wanted to recreate the song's indicative vibe, and took the opportunity to shoot a nightclub-filmed music video for the first time. Furtado said of the video, "It's that whole dance that goes on. There's that mystery there, the fun, playful sexiness, the verbal Ping-Pong game". Furtado and Timbaland cannot decide whether they want to begin dating or instead flirt with others on the dance floor. Their single performances are intercut with several scenes of a dancing crowd, and the lighting changes between blue, green, red, and yellow colors. "Promiscuous" premiered on MTV's '' TRL'' on May 3, 2006, where it reached number one after spending twenty-one days on the countdown. After its debut on MuchMusic's '' Countdown'', it ascended to number one for the week of July 28, 2006. At the

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, it was nominated for the Best Dance,

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Awards. The video was parodied by '' MADtv'' in a segment entitled " Syphilis Girl". In the parody, Furtado ( Nicole Parker) is comically portrayed as having given Timbaland ( Jordan Peele) a

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, as well as on

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by the comedy group Train of Thought Sketch Comedy, where the video is parodied by troupe member Kaci and features a

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version of Timbaland.

Track listings

* British and German CD single # "Promiscuous" (Radio Edit) – 3:40 # "

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" ( Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:24 * Australian CD maxi single # "Promiscuous" (Radio Edit) – 3:43 # "Undercover" – 3:57 # "Promiscuous" (The

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Desi Remix) – 4:28 # "Promiscuous" (Video) * German CD maxi single # "Promiscuous" (Radio Edit) – 4:02 # "Crazy" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:24 # "Promiscuous" (The Josh Desi Remix) – 4:28 # "Promiscuous" (Video) * Digital download (Remixes) # "Promiscuous" (Crossroads Vegas Mix) – 3:53 # "Promiscuous" (The Josh Desi Remix) – 4:28 # "Promiscuous" (Crossroads Mix Instrumental) – 3:53 # "Promiscuous" (The Josh Desi Remix Instrumental) – 4:25 # "Promiscuous" – 4:02 # "Crazy" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:23 *American 12-inch vinyl # "Promiscuous" (Radio Edit) – 3:40 # "Promiscuous" (Album Version) – 4:03 # "Promiscuous" (Instrumental) – 4:03 * American 12-inch vinyl (Remixes) # "Promiscuous" (Crossroads Mix – Main) – 3:53 # "Promiscuous" (Crossroads Mix – Instrumental) – 3:53 # "Promiscuous" (Josh P Girl Mix – Main) – 4:27 # "Promiscuous" (Josh P Girl Mix – Instrumental) – 4:25 # "Promiscuous" (Album Version) – 4:03 # "Promiscuous" (Chinatown Remix Featuring

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, D.O.E. & Stack$) – 4:06 * European 12-inch vinyl # "Promiscuous" (Radio Edit) – 3:40 # "Promiscuous" (Crossroads Vegas Mix) – 3:53 # "Promiscuous" (The Josh Desi Remix) – 4:28 # "Promiscuous" (Instrumental) – 4:03 * Axwell Remix – Single # "Promiscuous" (Axwell Remix) – 6:04

Personnel

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, lead vocals, background vocals *

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– lyrics, lead vocals, producer, drums, keyboards * Nate "Danja" Hills – producer, drums, keyboards *Demacio "Demo" Castellón – engineering, mixing, recording, additional programming * Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – additional recording * Jim Beanz – additional background vocals, vocal production *James Roach – second engineering *Kobla Tetey – second engineering *Ben Jost – second engineering *Vadim Chislov – second engineering *Timothy "Attitude" Clayton – lyrics *Recorded at The Hit Factory Criteria,

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*Mixed at Thomas Crown Studios,

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